Energized by visual collaboration, how people learn, and game design. And… card decks! I’m obsessed with cards as things to think with. 🤣
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On a mission:
To make learning the hard stuff fun,
by creating ‘things to think with’
and ‘spaces’ for generative play.
Author: Figure It Out
Founder: http://themightymindsclub.com
"The ambition to produce in quantity is dangerous because it deprives you of the enjoyment of being both a friend to your ideas and a friend to your materials. Materials have qualities which will speak if you listen. Let the artist go slowly; [s]he must give time and labor without counting." — Jose de Creeft
Other than laziness/ease-of-offloading, I think many people trust LLM output because of an unconscious narrative:
“Computers don’t make mistakes.”
Decades of computers being precise, accurate, deterministic, computational, etc. (e.g. calculators), instilled this idea of computing devices as inerrant.
But LLMs are *probabilistic* and worse—prediction confidence isn’t conveyed in the UI.
Computational beliefs + probabilistic reality = dangerous assumptions
‘Cognitive Surrender’ Is a New and Useful Term for How AI Melts Brains https://gizmodo.com/cognitive-surrender-is-a-new-and-useful-term-for-how-ai-melts-brains-2000742595
Before you ask a diffusion model to barf up a banner image for your article, please consider searching one of the many existing sources of fine & free media:
• Public Domain Image Archive
• Openverse
• Wellcome Collection Image Archive
• Digital Bodleian
• Getty Open Content Program
• Wikimedia Commons
Copeland James is crowdfunding to bring this loveliness into the world.
Of course, in addition to Copeland’s everlasting gratitude, there’s mine. If you’ve ever thought “I’d like to buy ruth coffee,” here’s a way (pay it forward a gen).
There are also rewards like songs written on commission to celebrate something special to you, or adding flute to your project (degree in flute performance), great background in interpreting your vision for a song into piano and voice…
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/copelandjamesmusic/midwestern-goodbye-album-fundraiser/rewards
God fortsättning. #LikaSomBär #Gävlebocken #StarWars
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I just hit publish on the latest issue of the Thinking Things newsletter (last one until next year!).
Close out the year with an XL-sized roundup of ‘playful things to think with’ and think about!
Let’s close out the year with an XL-sized roundup of ‘playful things to think with’ and think about. 🗓️NOTE: This will be the last newsletter until next year. I normally publish Thinking Things every two weeks. But, I do like to take a bit of time off during the
posted about my Apple ID woes, please share widely?
Crownfell has launched!
The crowd sale is active from now until November 28th; as more people back the game, the price gets lower for everyone! Add-ons include a 14" x 24" beautifully-illustrated neoprene playmat, and an 18-card solo expansion. Buy Crownfell now Reviews There’s tension in every turn, as players weigh placing new pieces out against developing the positions of their other pieces. The abilities, and their different combinations, provide meaningful variety.
https://weheartgames.wordpress.com/2025/11/18/crownfell-has-launched/
Pavel A. Samsonov
Per Axbom
Ruth — of systems & design
Dr Paris (he/him)
Mike Berg